Lost en France

 A day off today, so why was I shattered when we sat down at 6pm – because we’d walked and walked. We arrived in Limoges a little after 10:00 and visited the Emmaus shop. We’re in the market for a nice ‘boudoir’ chair and a set of drawers for the bedroom – nothing there took our fancy though. We then drove into the centre of town and wandered around for a couple of hours. Saw a chair we liked but didn’t buy. Then off to Oradour-sur-Glaine. We had mixed feeling about the visit before we went – but we’re glad we did. If ever there was a haunted town, this is it. Not spooks and ghouls, but the spirits of the men, women and children that met that awful end back in June 1944. The entire town is derelict but the images of (many of) the people that died that day meet you as you enter the village and they then seem to accompany you as you wander down the main street.  The ruins have signs stating the businesses that operated from them and the names of the families that lived there. It was

  Saturday 5th Sept A solid day’s work for the two of us painting the exterior of the garage doors and the door frame. Also undercoated the lintel. The four-panel folding door has lift off hinges, which is a god-send. In fact most of the hinges in this house are of this type – don’t know if it’s a French thing. We have them in the UK of course, but there they are the exception rather than the rule. I have been wanting to get these doors done since we first got the house. In fact I’d like to get all of the exterior woodwork painted as some of the paint is in a very poor state. However, the last year has seen the interior take precedence as we try to make the house a little more attractive to live-in. The electrics are the thing really holding back substantial progress indoors – and I’m now starting to contemplate getting it done professionally. Will start to phone for quotes next week. Mind you, I’m expecting something around the €15,000 mark. Finished just after 4pm and then a rela